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  • New study on going smokefree – major economic gains for NZ society with manageable costs for government

    … government plans to repeal). In addition to immense health gains identified previously, the new study found that … perversely relying on tobacco tax. Given both the major health and economic gains to NZ citizens from this smokefree … Previous work indicated the very large potential health benefits (thousands of premature deaths prevented), …
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  • Rodents running riot in supermarkets – do we need to worry?

    … in NZ (leptospirosis) and scans the wide variety of other health-relevant problems from rodents (eg, damage to food, … to insulation, damage to water piping, impact on mental health etc). It also discusses the impact of climate change … in our country, examine the evidence linking rats to human health, and examine the need to expand our rodent control …
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  • Carcinogen exposure in Aotearoa workplaces is unacceptably high

    … some urgently needed steps to reduce exposure and improve care. These include better collection of data, addressing … levels of exposure, and creating an Aotearoa Occupational Health Service, with a focus on establishing lifetime access … on overseas estimates applied to Aotearoa New Zealand health data. Establishing the number of workplace injuries …
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  • Human health impacts of plastic exposure – an evolving evidence base

    … Summary The evidence for harm to human health caused by plastic has grown in the last five years, … achieve a comprehensive response to the environmental and health threats from plastics. Introduction In 2019, the … case for urgent action. 2 The evidence base for the human health impacts of plastics was less developed 1 but it was …
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  • Urgent action needed to prevent a measles epidemic in Aotearoa New Zealand

    … to strengthen epidemic response capacity across the public health, healthcare, and educational sectors. Aotearoa New … is vulnerable to a national measles epidemic. The World Health Organization (WHO) Regional Verification Commission … Nikki Turner , Department of General Practice and Primary Care, University of Auckland, and Medical Director of the …
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  • Nourishing futures: How micronutrients improve pregnancy outcomes, reduce healthcare costs

    … pregnant wāhine in Aotearoa use them, often due to infant health concerns. Poor nutrition during pregnancy is linked to … such as preterm birth, lower birth weight, poorer newborn health (lower Apgar scores), and a greater need for … The study points to a way to potentially reduce health care costs. Although the micronutrient supplement costs …
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  • Reducing tobacco retail availability: how could this be achieved and what evidence supports the NZ Government’s proposals?

    … retail availability could allow NZ to realise the large health gains, cost-savings, and health equity-benefits of reaching the Smokefree goal. In a … reduce retailer numbers sufficiently to affect population health. The Government must therefore introduce additional …
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  • The Brits are doing it: likely health benefits from a levy on soft drinks

    … drink levy being introduced in 2017 is likely to benefit health (reduced obesity, diabetes and dental caries) – when … So what impact might this levy actually have on public health?  A paper published today in the journal Lancet Public Health (including one of us [TB] as a co-author; press …
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  • Meat, health, hospitals, and sustainability*

    … out of date. Over-consumption of meat is costing us. Our health, our healthcare system, and our environment are all in … of crisis. This was summarised in the recent Ministry of Health report Sustainability and the health sector [1], championed by Associate Health Minister, …
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  • Protecting hapu māmā and newborn babies through immunisation during pregnancy in Aotearoa New Zealand

    … Such steps will complement the recently announced health target of 95% of children receiving all recommended … unimmunised infants. 2 Among infants who require intensive care, permanent brain or lung damage is common. 2 In 2023, 20 … findings reflect stark inequities in access to maternal health care and signal the need for system change.  …
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